[virt-tools-list] virt-viewer 0.2.0, as listed on virt-manager download page

[Jason Helfman]

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 01:19:40PM -0700, Jason Helfman thus spake:
>On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 09:57:33AM -0700, Jason Helfman thus spake:
>>On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 09:57:16AM +0100, Daniel P. Berrange thus spake:
>>>On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 11:31:06AM -0700, Jason Helfman wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 02:43:52PM +0100, Richard W.M. Jones thus spake:
>>>> >On Sat, Jul 09, 2011 at 12:02:00PM -0700, Jason Helfman wrote:
>>>> >>Hi,
>>>> >>
>>>> >>Is this the most recent "official" release, as listed on the webpage for
>>>> >>download on virt-manager.org?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>According to the sources directory there is a newer release:
>>>> >> virt-viewer-0.3.1
>>>> >
>>>> >The web page is wrong.  The latest version does appear to be 0.3.1.
>>>> >
>>>> >Rich.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Thanks! And for some reason, I am unable to configure the build of the tool
>>>> to install locale data to /usr/local/share/locale.
>>>> It keeps wanting to go to /usr/local/lib/locale.
>>>
>>>$PREFIX/share/locale is the standard location, if you don't want that,
>>>IIRC you'll need to override the 'itlocaledir' variable at make install
>>>time.
>>>
>>>Daniel
>>
>>This worked, and thank you! However, using --disable-nls still builds and
>>installs the locale files.
>>
>
>I am not sure of the conditions that made this work before, as I did it just
>prior to a meeting, but would like to get this worked out before updating
>the port, as I am finding some inconsistencies.
>
>I found this only worked if I had installation of NLS disabled, and it still
>didn't go to the correct place.
>
>checking whether NLS is requested... no
>installing de.gmo as /usr/local/lib/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/virt-viewer.mo
>...
>
>If I had NLS enabled:
>===>  Configuring for virt-viewer-0.4.0
>configure: error: unrecognized option:
>`--itlocaledir=/usr/local/share/locale'
>Try `./configure --help' for more information
>
>Can this please be looked at?
>Thanks!
>-Jason
>

I've solved this with a post-build patch, and am not dealing with disabling
of nls, because it appears that that is not honored at the moment, and would
rather update the port and wait for the next release to hopefully fix this
issue. Here is a link to the update for the port.

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=ports/158847

Here is the patch:

--- ./po/Makefile.orig	2011-07-12 14:56:48.000000000 -0700
+++ ./po/Makefile	2011-07-12 14:57:20.000000000 -0700
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  datadir = ${datarootdir}
  datarootdir = ${prefix}/share
  libdir = ${exec_prefix}/lib
-DATADIRNAME = lib
+DATADIRNAME = share
  itlocaledir = $(prefix)/$(DATADIRNAME)/locale
  subdir = po
  install_sh = ${SHELL} /home/jhelfman/ports/net-mgmt/virt-viewer/work/virt-viewer-0.4.0/install-sh

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